Flo'Ology

Flo'Ology is the second and final studio album by the English R&B duo Floetry, released in the United States on 8 November 2005 by Geffen Records and in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2005 by Polydor Records. It debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and includes the single "SupaStar" featuring rapper Common. As of September 2010, the album has sold 363,000 in the United States.[1]

Flo'Ology
Studio album by
Released8 November 2005 (2005-11-08)
Recorded2004-2005
Blakeslee Recording Company
(North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
IGA Studios
(Santa Monica, California)
Keef N D's Spot, Sigma Sound Studios, The Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Soundvilla
(Miami, Florida)
GenreR&B, neo soul, hip hop
LabelGeffen
ProducerMarsha Ambrosius (also executive), Keith Pelzer, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Scott Storch, Raphael Saadiq, Jared Gosselin, Whitey, Matthew Lawrence
Floetry chronology
Floacism "Live"
(2003)
Flo'Ology
(2005)
Singles from Flo'Ology
  1. "SupaStar"
    Released: 2005

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC Music(favourable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[4]
Boston Globe(favourable)[5]
PopMatters(favourable)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Times(favourable)[8]
Vibe[9]
The Guardian[10]

Will Hermes of Entertainment Weekly called Flo'Ology "an elegant new set prioritizing the soul in their hip-hop/soul sound."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Blessed 2 Have" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Keith Pelzer, Darren Henson, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson) – 3:57
    • Contains excerpts from Supertramp's "School" (Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson)
  2. "SupaStar" (featuring Common) (Ambrosius, Stewart, Scott Storch, Lonnie Lynn) – 4:12
  3. "Closer" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Jared Gosselin, Philip White) – 4:03
  4. "My Apology" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Storch) – 4:06
  5. "Let Me In" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Pelzer, Henson) – 4:25
  6. "Lay Down" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Pelzer, Henson) – 5:00
  7. "Feelings" – 5:02
  8. "Sometimes U Make Me Smile" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Pelzer, Henson) – 6:38
  9. "I'll Die" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Gosselin, White) – 4:41
  10. "Imagination" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Ozuna, Kelvin Wooten) – 6:34
  11. "I Want U" (Ambrosius, Stewart) – 5:49
UK edition
  1. "In Your Eyes" (Ambrosius, Stewart, Gosselin, White) – 4:17
  2. "Waiting in Vain" (Bob Marley cover) – 3:46

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[11] 167
US Billboard 200[12] 7
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[12] 2
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References

  1. "Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set". Billboard. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. Theakston, Rob. "Flotery: Flo'Ology". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. Egere Cooper, Matilda (2005). "Floetry: Flo'Ology". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
  4. Hermes, Will (2005-11-07). "Flo'Ology". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly.
  5. Graham, Renee (November 11, 2005). "CD report: New on disc". boston.com. Boston Globe.
  6. Braidwood, Stefan. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  7. Hoard, Christian (December 1, 2005). "Flo'Ology". proquest.com. No. 988. Rolling Stone. p. 122 & 126.
  8. Edwards, Mark (November 13, 2005). "Floetry: Flo'Ology". times.co.uk. The Times.
  9. Checkoway, Laura (December 2005). "Floetry: Flo'Ology". Vol. 12 no. 14. Vibe. p. 209. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. Sullivan, Carolyn (November 11, 2005). "Floetry, Flo'Ology". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
  11. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2008". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  12. "Flo'Ology > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-28.


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